Llama Guard 3 8B Pricing
FastMeta · 131K tokens context
Llama Guard 3 8B from Meta costs $0.484 per 1 million input tokens and $0.030 per 1 million output tokens as of June 2026 (live OpenRouter data). The model supports a 131,072-token context window (approximately 98,304 words) with a 131K-token maximum output. A typical 1,000-token request costs $0.0005 in input charges; a 10,000-token request costs $0.0048.
| Input price | $0.484 / 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output price | $0.030 / 1M tokens |
| Output / input ratio | 0.1× |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens (~98,304 words) |
| Maximum output | 131,072 tokens |
| Cost per 1K tokens (input) | $0.0005 |
| Tier | Fast |
| Last verified |
Llama Guard 3 is a Llama-3. 1-8B pretrained model, fine-tuned for content safety classification.
Input Price
$0.484
per 1 million tokens
Output Price
$0.030
per 1 million tokens
Context Window
131K tokens
max 131K output
Cost Examples
| Request Type | Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 word article | 1,333 | $0.000645 | $0.000012 |
| 10-page document (2,500 words) | 3,333 | $0.00161 | $0.00003 |
| 1,000 lines of code | 5,000 | $0.00242 | $0.000045 |
| 100K token document | 100,000 | $0.0484 | $0.0009 |
Output cost estimated at 30% of input token count. Use the calculator for exact figures.
Strengths
- ✓Affordable at $0.48/1M input tokens
- ✓Low latency for high-throughput workloads
- ✓Cost-effective at scale
Limitations
- –Less capable than flagship models on complex reasoning
- –Quality and availability can vary by hosting provider
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